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Church Attractions In Chengannur

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Chengannur is a municipal town in the Alappuzha district of the state of Kerala in South India. Chengannur is located in the extreme eastern part of Alappuzha district, on the banks of Pamba River. It is 117 kilometres north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram on the MC Road. Chengannur is connected to Kollam and Kottayam by NH 220. Chengannur is noted for the Chengannur Mahadeva Temple and its Old Syrian Church of the ancient Syrian Christian community. Chengannur is also a major destination of Sabarimala pilgrims known as the Gateway of Sabarimala. The nearby municipal towns are Pandalam and Adoor to the south, Mavelikkara to the west, Aranmula, ...
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  • 1. Parumala Church Thiruvalla
    Saint Geevargese Mar Gregorios, popularly known as Parumala Thirumeni and also known as Chathuruthy Kochu Thirumeni, was a bishop of the Malankara Syrian Church. He became a deacon at the age of 10, a priest at the age of 18, and a bishop when aged 28. He died at the age of 54 and was buried at St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Parumala, in Kerala, India. In 1947, he was declared a saint by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, making him the first canonised Christian saint from India. In 1987, the Syriac Orthodox Church also recognised him as a saint.
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